HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Comparisons 11-03-2021

Well, which processor or chip is better? Comprehensive data of benchmarks and speed tests HiSilicon Kirin 655 vs MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD), compare of GPUs Mali-T880 MP2 and Mali-T830 MP2.

This performance comparison involves two processors: Kirin 655 is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53) and Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53). Both processors went through battery life test and power consumption test. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.

From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint benchmarking in software tests like PassMark, WebXPRT 3, Vellamo, 3DMark, GFXBench, GeekBench 6, 5, Quadrant, AnTuTu, Neocore, Octane V2, Mozilla Kraken, PCMark, and how good the chips are in games Sniper 3D, PUBG, Call of Duty: Mobile, Garena Free Fire - The Cobra, Mortal Kombat, Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, Real Racing 3 etc.

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processors is better to buy Kirin 655 or Helio P25 (MT6757CD) and which chip is better for gaming: CSR Racing 2, Need for Speed No Limits, Madout2, Asphalt 9.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
CPU Benchmark
Based on Antutu and Geekbench score

Kirin 655

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Battery life test
Power Consumption efficiency (how quickly the processor reduces the battery charge)

Kirin 655

50%

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

49%

Gaming performance
Which CPU is better for gaming

Kirin 655

Helio P25 (MT6757CD)

Antutu v10, 9

Antutu benchmark separately tests the performance of the CPU, GPU, and memory speed

	Kirin 655	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
Total score	58741	64246
CPU	16437	17996
GPU	22321	24413
MEM	9401	10287
UX	10563	11557

GeekBench 6, 5.2

This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Kirin 655	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
Single-Core	152	166
Multi-Core	684	748

Comparison of specifications

CPU and Memory

	Kirin 655	Helio P25 (MT6757CD)
Frequency	2100 MHz	2600 MHz
Cores	8	8
Bit	64	64
Lithography	16 nm	16 nm
Transistors count
Core configuration	4x2.1 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A53	4x2.6 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
Power consumption (TDP)	5 W	5 W
Memory type	LPDDR3x	LPDDR3, LPDDR4x
Max. Memory	4 Gb	LPDDR4(X) до 6GB, LPDDR3 до 4GB
Memory Frequency	933	2x LPDDR4(X) 1600MHz, 1x LPDDR3 933MHz
Memory bandwidth		14
Neural Processor (NPU)	No	No
L1 cache		32 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		1 MB
Instruction set architecture (ISA)	ARMv8-A	ARMv8-A

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is 19% better than Kirin 655 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption.

GPU and Media

GPU	Mali-T830 MP2	Mali-T880 MP2
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	1000 MHz
GFloPS	61.2	68
# of Cores	2	2
# of Shader Units
Display	1920 x 1080 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels

The frequency of the GPU does not always directly indicate its performance. To fully evaluate all the capabilities of a graphics chip, you should take into account the number of Shader Units and Cores, as well as how many GFlops it has.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite Mobile
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Mobile)	13.5	13.9
Garena Free Fire - The Cobra	21.3	23.4
Call of Duty: Mobile	13.5	15.1
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5 Mobile)	10.2	11.5
Minecraft: Pocket Edition	13.9	14.4
Real Racing 3	37.3	29.3
Sniper 3D	40.5	30.4
Need for Speed No Limits	25.6	37.4
Mortal Kombat X	30.9	30.4
CSR Racing 2	25.6	32.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the gadget and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Antutu v10, 9 and GeekBench 6, 5.2 becnmarks.

Cameras

Camera resolution	16 MP	24 MP
Dual Camera resolution	8 MP	13 MP
Image Signal Processor (ISP)
Video Encoding FPS	30	30
Video Encoding resolution	FullHD	4K, 2K, FullHD
Codec support	H.264	H.264

Networks and Navigation

Modem
Download speed	300 MBit/s.	300 MBit/s.
Upload speed	150 MBit/s.	50 MBit/s.
Navigation	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou	GPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou
NFC support	No	No
5G support	Yes	No

Result:
The number of parameters for which HiSilicon Kirin 655 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which MediaTek Helio P25 (MT6757CD) is better: 24
Please note that you do not need to blindly trust the automatic comparison on the table. It is better to just watch the full benchmark video of parallel comparison and hear what people say who really appreciated the capabilities of both CPUs Kirin 655 and Helio P25 (MT6757CD), as well as read the test results at the links below.

Kirin 655 SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Kirin 655 specs and review.

Helio P25 (MT6757CD) SoC - all data

• Devices lists
• Benchmarks
• PUBG mobile
• Fortnite Mobile
• Antutu v10
• GeekBench 6, 5 mobile
• 3DMark

• Helio P25 (MT6757CD) specs and review.